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What Is the Risk of Contracting HIV From a Single Sexual Contact?

April 26, 2017contact contracting risk sexual

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What Is the Risk of Contracting HIV From a Single Sexual Contact?

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The actual risk from a single contact is not clear. Transmission of HIV has been reported after only one sexual contact with an infected partner. In other cases, though, people remain uninfected despite hundreds of contacts with an infected partner. This suggests that unexplained biologic or behavioral factors may determine transmission.